PRAISE FOR MY MESSED-UP LIFE

‘Sassy and candid’

Publishers Weekly, starred review

‘Funny and touching and well worth the read. Highly recommended’

CM Magazine

‘Laugh-out-loud humour deftly mixes with insight into a troubled girl’s pain over her parents’ divorce . . . This comic novel scores’

Kirkus

‘Violet is a complex, appealing character . . . a very engaging read’

Booklist

‘A lot of cleverness and fun . . . Buy it’

National Post

PRAISE FOR OPTIMISTS DIE FIRST

‘Hilarious, heart-warming and beautifully unexpected – a real keeper’

Lisa Williamson

‘Susin Nielsen has produced a richly comic story featuring a cast of mismatched, engaging characters’

Guardian

‘Optimists Die First is both funny and heartbreaking. Fans of Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park will love it’

Red Magazine

‘Nielsen writes with sensitivity, empathy and humour’

Kirkus, starred review

‘Grief and guilt permeate Nielsen’s empathic and deeply moving story, balanced by sharply funny narration and dialogue’

Publishers Weekly, starred review

PRAISE FOR WE ARE ALL MADE OF MOLECULES

‘I defy you not to fall in love with this book’

Phil Earle

‘A book to fortify readers against bullies and homophobes’

Sunday Times

‘Snappy and witty. A really fine YA novel’

Telegraph

‘This is stellar, top-notch stuff’

Quill and Quire, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE RELUCTANT JOURNAL OF HENRY K. LARSEN

Winner of the Governor General’s Literary award, the UKLA award and the canadian Library association’s children’s book of the year

‘A realistic, poignant portrait of one teen who overcomes nearly unbearable feelings of grief and guilt’

Kirkus

‘A fantastic narrator, authentic and endearing . . . a memorable read for all the right reasons’

Booktrust

‘Nielsen writes about the heaviest subjects with the lightest of touches. . . a truly uplifting, even happy read’

Lovereading

PRAISE FOR WORD NERD

‘Ingenious and warm-hearted, Nielsen’s writing boasts believable, unpredictable characterisation’

Guardian

‘Ambrose Bukowski is the titular nerd and it’s in his delightful, disarming voice that Word Nerd unfolds … a funny, wry tale’

Globe and Mail

‘Tender, often funny. It will appeal to word nerds, but even more to anyone who has ever longed for acceptance’

School Library Journal, starred review